Strong Girls
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- Posted By : Ritu
- On : April 16, 2010
- In : Athletes
CFU highlighted a common complaint in their post the other day that I want to repost and expand on here, because it is THAT important. Jenna is one strong gal! To all the ladies out there ask yourself if Jenna is stronger than you. You probably said yes. Now ask youself if Jenna is bigger than you. You probably said no. Now guess how she got so strong. Hopefully you said by lifting very very heavy weights and if you did you would be right. Why am I bringing this up? I keep hearing ladies say “I know my body and if IContinue Reading >>
Nutritionize for NorCal Sectionals
The NorCal Sectionals are just a day away and we are looking forward to seeing some fantastic performances. Folks have been training hard for weeks, and with just a day left one of the most important factors that will determine coming in first or last is NUTRITION! You have been eating well over the past few weeks with proper food balancing, post wo recovery, hydration, and supplements but today and tomorrow are the days where you have to be on point. Most often competing athletes let their nerves get the best of them and overlook sleep, hydration, and food…Continue Reading >>
Swimmer’s Nutrition Seminar – Key Takeaways
There’s the group of star swimmers “throwin’ up the U’s” after our nutrition seminar last week. You can see a few of them holding our info packet which you can download here. They were a great group of athletes, who took the time to understand the foundation of max physical performance – nutrition! We altered our agenda slightly to address some key challenges with both being in High School and training for endurance sports like swimming. Overall it breaks down to taking the knowledge and working into a lifestyle that works for YOU. Here’s a recap of the most basicContinue Reading >>
Introducing Theo Paat
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- Posted By : Ritu
- On : February 15, 2010
- In : Athletes
Hi readers, I am excited to introduce a new contributor to the Nutritionize blog, Theo Paat from Crossfit Santa Clara. Theo is a fellow crossfitter and nutrition enthusiast and after experiencing the extreme benefits of Paleo, Zone, and Zoleo he ventured off to get certified. Let’s give him a warm welcome. Here is his story… My name is Theo Paat and I’m your typical 9 to 5’ver by day and wannabe Crossfitter athlete by night and did I mention I’m excited about the Paleo Lifestyle. There I said it, and you read it. I am excited about Paleo! Continue Reading >>
